"Knowing which hardware devices support GNU/Linux is important not only for practical reasons---you want your hardware to work with the software that you want to use---but also for ethical and political reasons...":

16 May 2011 - U.S. government / Sponsored by the Assistant Secretary of
Defense (Networks & Information Integration) (NII) / DoD Chief
Information Officer (CIO) and the Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics (AT&L)

"Knowing which hardware devices support GNU/Linux is important not only
for practical reasons---you want your hardware to work with the software
that you want to use---but also for ethical and political reasons. You can
help the free software movement by purchasing hardware from manufacturers
who support our goals and not purchasing from those who don't..."